We're back to talk the LA Wildfires, so much devastation to so many people we love, a tragedy like never before and maybe, terrifying thought, the new normal for Southern California Our hearts are with everyone who lost their homes, livelihoods, loved ones this week

Stop Dyin, Los Angeles! This episode was recorded the night before the fires really went, you can actually hear things ramping up as the episode goes on. Post a follow up shortly to talk about them. Our hearts go out to the family of our dear departed man Tony Malone and everyone who has being effected by these wildfires. Look out for your neighbor…

Don't Die has a big announcement, Dopey Nation is going live in LA and Bob hates Zoom AA meetings! Or maybe he just thinks that the real help and sobriety comes from face to face interactions and humility and kindness and discomfort that being online doesn't really allow for. Hope everyone had a great Christmas! Go see Bob live at Dopey Wood Januar…

Stop Dying, Santa! Here goes: topics discussed include Christmas spirit, giving gifts, Boxcar Willie, buying inflatable Christmas decorations on a discount, Elvis Forrest's 60 dollar underwear, Tyler the Creator, Westminster Mall and all the rest. Featuring a bonus Xmas album care off our dear departed Mike Martt…

Stop Dying, Chuk! The guys are back, talking bout relapse, Tyson's uppercut, Sydney Forrest's Soccer Championship, Eddie Vedder's grace under pressure, parenting, stagefright, drug trials and everything in between. It's the most wonderful time of the year! Teach your kids to tie their own shoes, comb their hair and own their losses! Don't relapse o…

Don't Die is back again, Bob has moved back to Hollywood and the gang is all here! This week: Elijah's turning 38, raising kids is tough, rehab is tough, being sober is tough, there's no more good rock bands, you know the drill haha

Don't Die had some technical difficulties of late, Mike Martt's laptop not really following the golden rule of Stop Dying! Sometimes DD record two a night depending on everyone's availability, so after an election night episode crashed, before it was clearly gone forever, the boys recorded an ending for it, leading into a new episode with a special…

Back with the fullness of the Don't Die experience. Bob Chuk & Elijah discuss online AA, Catholic priests in rehab, the election, Freddie Freeman and the Dodgers (obviously) and Victoria Williams, godmother of the California High Desert

Don't Die is back from an impromptu Fall break. The guys popped in for a quick episode to catch up our Don't Diehards; Bob's moved back to Hollywood, Elvis turned 14 and, in between, a tragedy struck in his circle of schoolfriends. Fair warning, topics include teen suicide, the One Direction guy, clinical and parental approaches to grieving adolesc…

And we're back! Don't Die eulogizes the great Diane Baker of CRI-Help, Paul Hester from Crowded House and laments not being helicopter rich to beat SoCal traffic, Bob makes an on the fly advert for Nicorette gum and the guys are gearing up for Ohana Fest this weekend. Come see us record a live episode, our celebration of the life and music of our d…

The Don't Die crew goes in on the election cycle, marijuana "maintenance," the multicultural American future, Elijah's got 3 years sober and mystery vomit

Bob's house is terribly close to the fearsome Bridge fire, one of several ongoing wildfires in Southern California this week, and Bob is laughing and singing with his waterhose up on the roof putting out the floating "ambers," this Don't Die is a barrel of laughs and heavy on love of music, live music and all the fun stuff there is to do with your …

Bob, Chuk & Elijah get right down into it, discussing Mike Martt and Tex & The Horseheads wrecking young Club Promoter Bob's career, Wingstop is gross, the cost of living is insane, Andy Dick is still wilding out and Keith Morris is a Blippyhead, along with more serious topics

Don't Die goes into NIDA, AA, Alateen and the little nudge that really gets addicts to turn toward the light, plus Bob talks James Chance, Steve Clark of Def Leppard, Methadone Vs Suboxone and the unforgettable wisdom of counselor Gloria Scott Plus Ohana Fest is right around the corner and Don't Die will be there live Sunday September 29 with a spe…

Bob, Chuk & Elijah get into it, topics include the passing of Bob's friend Great White's Jack Russell, arrests and charges in the Matthew Perry wrongful death case, a doctor's responsiblity to know what they're getting into taking on a real addict's treatment, 300,000 fentanyl pills seized in Buena Park California, Don't Die wants to hear the shelv…

Don't Die 280 is an emergency broadcast on the streaming release of the instant classic FREE LSD movie! Bob, Chuk & Elijah all went to the Claremont screening and QnA for FREE LSD and the movie is a BLAST! They all loved the movie and Bob declares FREE LSD is even better than REPO MAN! YOU MUST GO STREAM IT! Other topics discussed include Joe Strum…

The Don't Die team continue the stopping of the dying! Topics discussed include the 27 club, getting on legendary drug counselors Buddy Arnold & Gloria Scott's bad sides, Sydney stops by and reminds us that the Forrests are a car chase family, facial recognition is everywhere, the disaster of soft legalization and the resulting tragedies get tackle…

The Everyone goes to heaven episode, David Bowie, Steve Ray Vaughan & Peter Frampton, Therapy forever vs. Therapy with goals, Autism vs. "Autism," Bob remembers Elijah's scared straight program a little differently than it happened, Ala-teen is not a replacement for a childcare, but they're gonna figure it out anyway and everything in between…

Back at it with Bob, Chuk & Elijah discussing musicians Laufey & Mac Demarco, the definition of addiction, Bob's Ebay problem, Rehabs need to rehab, AA needs to AA, Bob thinks Kendrick needs to chill out, Elijah thinks everything is a cult, Chuk is the voice of reason, the Church of Satan, the Catholic Church and the dreaded 2024 Presidental electi…

Bob, Chuk & Elijah get into the hard work of saying yes to life, Bob tells his "90 second"(haha) autobiography, Clinicians need facial hair and/or to connect with their patients, Elijah's first drunk and first Kiss concert, Elvis is having a normal childhood finally, Chuk hates trampolines and more. Back on the ramble and happy to be living whateve…

Don't Die is back with honored guest Josh Klinghoffer to talk about Rock & Roll, his insane historic career, saying yes to opportunity and running point on the brand new vinyl reissue of Mike Martt's epic album Tomorrow Shines Bright, back in print this Friday June 7 via ORG Music! That's right, that rarest of Don't Die episodes where we actually g…

AND WE ARE BACK! It's been a crazy month for us here at Don't Die A very heavy episode about mental health, addiction in the family, weaponized anonymous tip lines, child custody battles, the new normal of the all-synthetic narcotics market, radical approaches to parenting, "Quality" time, America's victim mentality, Chuk's surgeries and a certain …

Bob, Chuk & Elijah dive right into it on delayed adulthood, the Fish Report dad and his son the Grill King, the nightmare state of American healthcare, Sublime, No Doubt, Ice Spice and Coachella 2024, with special appearances by all of Bob's kids "Idris did you poop?"

Bob & Chuk discuss legalization, designated narcotics areas at Dodger stadium, Elvis wants to skateboard, Hillel Slovak was a hell of a dancer and Johnny Depp is a very patient host

Bob, Chuk & Elijah have a heavy week. Sorry for the delay between episodes but Bob was having a hard time abiding by the rule of the podcast and a nasty case of RSV had him hallucinating and unable to breathe for his sober anniversary. He's all good now thanks to the intervention of the wonderful Doctor Drew Pinsky, thank you buddy! Topics include …